Author Teddy Wayne penned a satirical piece for the Times’ opinion pages about explaining the dance craze to parents, but it’s safe to say that after readers saw one particular line, they weren’t laughing:

“Explain that twerking is a dance move typically associated with lower-income African-American women that involves the rapid gyration of the hips in a fashion that prominently exhibits the elasticity of the gluteal musculature.”

Whether or not readers were informed, in agreement or offended, they took to Twitter to drag Wayne for his remarks by @ing him and creating the #askteddywayne hashtag. Here are some of the most eye-catching reactions to float down our timeline.